Miggy, Kelley, Los, and Kendall were stunting in the lake on 4th of July. One of the photos made it in The Clarion-Ledger and a couple more were put online by the paper.
Tag Archives: Mississippi
Hello March
Black History Month, also known as February, is now over.
I’ve spent most of the month of February in Mississippi working with David on Aneris and numerous other things. During that time we went to Mississippi State twice, the first for the Kentucky basketball game, and the other for the cheerleading clinic. I’ve already posted about the Kentucky game so I won’t repeat myself now. I was impressed by the size of the clinic which I believe was aided by Mississippi State’s success at UCA College Nationals last season and persistent rumors that Alabama will not be allowed to compete in the future. We went to eat at Mugshots after the clinic and I ran into Chris McDonald, someone I hung out with while I was at school at Southern Miss. After seeing him I remembered someone telling me he was one of the owners of Mugshots. We chatted for a few minutes, but he was working and we needed to get back to Jackson. It was good to see he was doing well.
One of the days in Mississippi I drove to Hattiesburg to have lunch with Brian Hunt. The drive to Hattiesburg took longer than I remembered, partially because an 18-wheeler blocked the highway, but it brought back many things I hadn’t thought about in a while. When I got to Brian’s I got to see his baby for the first time. Brian and I talked about several things. He is selling his gym to a gym out of Mobile. He’ll finish this season with them, then take a break or exit the gym business. We also talked a little about Aneris and the merits of compiled and interpreted languages.
Marcel was in Lexington this weekend because he was judging Cheersport. It gave us a chance to work on the Aneris interface and talk through a couple other things concerning the program. It was good to see him and work a few things out. After the competition I took Cel and Myron to Drake’s so they could eat someplace they could only find in Lexington.
I feel like I missed a few things so this may be continued later…
Florida Lee
Before leaving Mississippi I got some good news via email. I can’t go into it now, but will later. I was also asked an important question, “Why is it called a Florida Lee and not a New Orleans Lee or Louisiana Lee?” Good question coming from a 7 year old artist.
From there it was on to Chattanooga, TN for Athletic Championships with Jason Keogh and the Elzas. We aren’t supposed to say much about the competition so I’ll just say I was glad my days didn’t start at the crack of dawn and my panel was fun. There were a few people I haven’t seen in years and a few I met for the first time. At this point I need to take a moment to thank Brian Elza, for reasons clear to him, but few others. I also have to say if you ever get a chance to have a conversation with, judge with, or listen to Chris Sipes, you should take advantage of it. He is one of the funniest people I’ve been around in a long time, and possibly ever.
I’m now back in Lexington, catching up on everything and working on Aneris. Today has proven to be strange. A good friend got some extremely bad news. She’s strong enough to handle it, but is going to need a shoulder to lean on for a few days.
Just for the record, it’s a Fleur-de-lis.
Deep South Cheer
I’ve spent the past week in Jackson, MS. The tripped was planned so I judge Deep South Cheer Nationals, but I came early and stayed for a while to hang out with a few friends. David Hanbery and I had a chance to talk about 2 projects we will be working on. One with Farid Louis and the other with Marcel Hammond and Chris Russell. I’m sure at some point more people will get involved with both, but we’re going to set the foundation.
Josh Jones returned to Jackson with his fiance, Kat, and we got a chance to catch up, have an adult beverage, and talk about Kat’s project, CollegeCheerGuide.com. Josh judged with us, but has also been settling into his new “real” job. Miguel Sanchez, the new cheerleading coach at Mississippi State, judged with us and had his teams perform before heading to UCA College Nationals. We also took a trip to Starkville to see their friends and family performance. I want to wish them luck this weekend (but still want my Cats to win).
I also got to judge with Niel, Sara, and Lana. I’ve judged with Niel several times with Deep South and JAMfest, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen him. I’ve known Sara and Lana since they were in high school, through their time with Inside Cheerleading in Atlanta, and back to Jackson. The next stop is Chattanooga with Elza and Keogh.
Andre